The story
- Old English · derived frombrōm“brushwood”
- English todayBromwich
Habitational surname from the town of West Bromwich, in West Midlands, from Old English brōm (“brushwood”) + wīc (“village”).
Words from the same roots
Old Englishbrōm all →
broomBromleyBramptonBroomfieldBromptonBramleyBramhallBrimleyBromwellBrimhallBramallBromhamBramhamBrummellBramelBramhillBromlow
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.